We had a missionary with us all day on October 5. Daniel Files and his wife Lisa was a real blessing to the church and a refreshed to myself. We had 129 in the AM service and broke a record in the PM service at 77. What a blessing! There were those that raised their hand at invitation admitting they were lost, but no one came forward to be saved. Be praying for these folks to be saved very soon!
October 12 - we had another great day! We had the Lord's Supper and had 137 in attendance. I preached a two part message where part 2 was in the PM service and had a very strong crowd then too. Pray that the building will progress because with 107 seat in current auditorium and 48 seats in the fellowship all - that totals = 155. We only had 18 empty seats total and several of our members were not present due to illness and out of town. As of October 20, if we have a strong crowd on Sunday, October 26, we will probably break our average weekly attendance record for a month AGAIN. Amazing!
All I can say is that the Lord is so good to His church. The Lord is doing a great work here at His church. The spirit of the church is godly and kind. To God be all the glory for any increase.
Do you attend church where you are growing in the Lord? As I say from the pulpit often regarding church attendance - 'You need to go where you are being fed'. My dear friend, are you being fed where you attend? Are you being challenged to become more like Christ? Are you being convicted by ANY sin in your life? Are you just going through the 'religious motions'? Please come and visit us just one time and see if you hear the Lord speak to your heart.